GM executives defend NAFTA, Mexican truck plant

Barra on Saturday: "When I look at our footprint, there is so much more work and negotiations to be done on NAFTA." (BLOOMBERG)

By:

David Shepardson

January 13, 2018 05:00 AM

DETROIT -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra expressed optimism on Saturday that the North American Free Trade Agreement would survive, and other senior GM executives stood by the company's plans to continue building trucks in Mexico.

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